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Air-Pipe Coupling.
Patent for an improved air-pipe coupling that is airtight and watertight and has a flexible union for railroad cars.
Date:
May 2, 1893
Creator:
Thomas, James Bryant
System:
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Corn-Sheller.
Patent for improvements in corn-shellers in which it would be easily-operated and consists of “a semi-cylindrical trough having serrations upon the sides and bottom thereof, so that upon pushing the ear back and forth in the trough the corn will be scraped off.” (Lines 22-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Townsley, Christopher C.
System:
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Apparatus for Handling and Cleaning Seed-Cotton.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for handling and cleaning seed-cotton by “conveying cotton through a pneumatic tube and for automatically delivering therefrom to each of a series of gins an amount of cleaned cotton graduated at all times to the need of each gin. The flow of the main current in the tube is not interrupted by the several subtractions.” (Lines 17-23) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Elam, William E.
System:
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Composition of Matter.
Patent for a compound with waterproof and flame-retardant properties in its use as a roofing paint.
Date:
April 2, 1895
Creator:
Freeze, John A.
System:
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Word-Counter for Type-Writing Machines.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in word counters for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Moseley, Marion S.
System:
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Wire Stretching and Tying Device.
Patent for a "device capable of enabling the wires of a fence after the latter has been erected or during the construction thereof to be readily tightening to the desired tension without necessitating the removal of staples or other devices for fastening the fence-wires to the posts." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1897
Creator:
Kirby, Thomas W.
System:
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Two-Wheeled Delivery-Vehicle.
Patent for "a light and convenient vehicle for the use of mail-collectors in cities, and for the transportation and delivery of parcels, milk, or other articles," (lines 8-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1891
Creator:
Boone, Manly Breaker
System:
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Keel.
Patent for an improved type of keel construction, "of which the distance between the keel and covering-boards is equalized throughout the length of the vessel and a vessel of exceptional strength and advantageous construction is afforded." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 4, 1891
Creator:
Grothgar, John & Garfield, John M.
System:
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Ironing Board.
Patent for a new and improved ironing-board. This design "is to provide a simple and inexpensive ironing-table adapted to be readily attached to the edge of a table or to a cleat on the wall and capable of being adjusted vertically to accommodate itself to the height of the table or other support" (lines 10-15). It consists in "[a]n ironing-table comprising an ironing-board provided at its rear end with parallel slots . . . the ribs secured to the lower face of the ironing-board and forming grooves or ways, a prop or leg composed of parallel bars adapted to fold in said grooves or ways" (lines 68-73).
Date:
August 2, 1892
Creator:
Chapin, Frederick N.
System:
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Violin.
Patent for an improved violin that is meant to "improve the acoustical properties of the instrument whereby it is enabled to give forth a deeper and softer tone, free from the "twang" common in instruments of this character, and second, to improve the mechanical construction of the instrument so that it will be less liable to become split" (lines 26-33).
Date:
May 2, 1893
Creator:
Clopton, John B.
System:
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Insect-Powder Distributer.
Patent for a poison distributor that has an adjustable discharge distance and does not clog. It is crank operated to generate a steady stream of poison.
Date:
January 2, 1894
Creator:
Schumacher, Hermann G.
System:
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Log-Cart.
Patent for a log-cart in which "one end of the log is elevated or drawn up underneath the axle, while the other end drags along on the ground" (lines 14-17). This design is more efficient than other models of log-carts.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Moon, Robert G.
System:
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Listing-Plow
Patent for a new listing plow that is "cheap and simple construction and readily adjustable to form wide or narrow beds and to be used in bedding of cotton or corn" (lines 11-13).
Date:
August 2, 1892
Creator:
Leatherwood, Calvin Nathaniel
System:
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Well-Drilling Apparatus.
Patent for an Artesian or oil well drilling apparatus that has a detachable drill-bit in its tubing and has an "improved means whereby an expansion drill bit or blade of any preferred construction can be secured to or detached from the drill tubing without removing the latter from the well" (lines 12-15). The tubing does not accidentally detach, and the tubing can rotate in either direction.
Date:
October 2, 1894
Creator:
Horton, Stephen A.
System:
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Tube-Cutter.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive tube-cutter meant to cut boiler flues or tubes in order to remove or replace the tubes or flues. The tube cutter doesn't spread the tube and allows the tubes to be withdrawn through the holes after cutting them.
Date:
July 2, 1895
Creator:
Fitzpatrick, John James Kelsoe
System:
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Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for a new and useful liquid dispensing apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1899
Creator:
Haye, August
System:
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Ironing - Machine
Patent for a new and useful improvements in ironing machines for household use to"produce a simple, effective, and inexpensive ironing-machine especially adapted for household or family use" (line 27 - 29).
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Walter, George P.
System:
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Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in kitchen cabinets, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Lackey, William
System:
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Mold.
Patent for an inexpensive and simple mold with few parts and can separate easily. It is designed specifically to make semicircles and rectangular shapes, of concrete or earthenware. The mold also can be held together simply and inexpensively.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Parker, William Sink
System:
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Knockdown Show-Case.
Patent for a showcase that may be easily taken apart for transportation or storage. It is also easy to replace broken panes of glass, and the parts "mutually brace and support each other" (lines 20-21).
Date:
March 2, 1897
Creator:
Mistrot, Felix E.
System:
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Staple-Puller and Wire-Tightener.
Patent for a simple, reliable, and efficient staple-puller and wire-tightener or twister. The operator can easily transfer between pulling staples and tightening wires.
Date:
June 2, 1896
Creator:
Wooten, Theophilus Parker
System:
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Steam-Engine.
Patent for a steam engine which is more economical than other steam engines. "Steam is cut off in the earlier or later part of the stroke, according to the conditions of the work" (lines 15-17), according to a governor or engineer.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Dickson, Henry L.
System:
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Hub.
Patent for a wheel hub that "provides for preventing circumferential movement of the inner ends of the spokes, for bracing the spoke-engaging spider, and for locking the spoke-tightening device for preventing the accidental loosening thereof." (Lines 13-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1897
Creator:
Millen, George
System:
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Throttle-Lever.
Patent for a new and improved throttle lever, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1899
Creator:
Canady, Lorin Winfield
System:
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